Have
you heard about Caru Natural Stews and Treats?
No? Well, today is your lucky day
as well as your dog’s. The boys are
stewing to tell you all about this great company, their amazing stews, and
treats. Therefore, without further ado,
here is Bentley and Pierre.
Bentley: “Great introduction Mom and speaking
of great; let’s talk about this Caru Natural Stews and Treats. Being a highly observant dog, the first thing
that I noticed was the unusual packaging.
Most of our food comes in a bag, but these came in little boxes. They almost looked like those boxed juice
drinks that the kids drink. It’s the
eco-friendly Tetra Pak packaging and is very cost efficient. It only takes 1/3 of the packaging that conventional
canned food takes. The cool thing is
when Caru saves, they pass that savings on to us. It is so much easier to store these boxes and
they will last two years if left unopened. Not that I could leave it unopened for two
years; this stew is incredible.”
Pierre:
“That’s right, Bentley.
It tastes as good as Gramma’s homemade stew, except it is actually good
for us. No offense, Gramma. As far as the packaging goes, I am all about
being
green. Their cute boxes
are made with renewable materials, recyclable paperboard, BPA free, and after
we wolf down the stew, the package goes in the blue recycle can! The Canadian couple that founded Caru is
Adrian and Pamela Pettyan. They are both
health professionals and used to run a human primary health care center. At home, they were the pet parents of a
Golden Retriever named; you guessed it, Karu.
Caru means, “To love” in Welsh but they changed the C to a K when they
named their puppy. The poor little
Golden had acute ear infections, although there is nothing cute about ear
infections. I never understood why something
that is bad is considered “a~cute” thing.”
Bentley: “Ouch! You can believe me when I say ear infections
hurt! Their vet suggested they start
feeding Karu a homemade diet with pure, healthy, nutritious food. They got together with a Ph.D. nutritionist
and came up with a delicious stew. Karu
is one lucky dog! His parents have
developed a complete line of nutritional food and treats in his honor. The fantastic thing is, they created the
company for their dog, but all of us dogs benefit. When Mom opened the spiffy box and poured the
gravy on top of our food, she noticed lots of vegetables. She felt the need to show me, but I just
wanted her to get it ready. I’d never
had green beans before, but they are so good!
Pierre:
“It even smelled just like the stew Gramma makes and I was
drooling as she stirred it
into our dry food. I
couldn’t believe that it was for us. I
ate it as if I’d stolen it from the counter.
It doesn’t have any grains and they start with USDA-inspected,
antibiotic and hormone free meat or poultry.
The recipes are made without wheat, gluten, corn, soy, or animal
by-products. Just the thought of animal
by-products makes me queasy. They
prepare their food in small batches right here in the U.S.A. Nothing comes from China, which makes me
happy! We have the chicken and turkey
flavors, but it also comes in beef and pork.”
Bentley: “Mom poured a good bit on each of
our food from the 12.5 ounce box, but there was some left over. Now, she could have refrigerated and given it
to us the next day, but she had just gotten a silicon dog paw-shaped baking
tray. I could almost see the light bulb
go off over her head. She jumped up and
got her new baking tray and poured the rest of the stew into the little paw
prints. She was grinning like a Cheshire
cat when she put the tray into the freezer.
I have to admit, it turned out to be a brilliant idea. They are perfect cool treats for our
sweltering summer days.”
Pierre:
“They really are yummy. We
love Gramma’s frozen treats, but we also had a bag of Caru Chicken Treats. Those babies are chocked full of goodness.”
Bentley: “Actually, they are full of meat or
poultry, healthy blueberries, and cranberries.
Just like their stews, they are made in small batches and naturally
preserved. Mom loves the resealable
bag. We received the bars, but you can
buy them in smaller bite-sized treats. I
may let her think that she is training me, so that we can score some of those. We both know who trains who around here.”
Me: “I’m
glad that you boys loved the treats and the stew. It really does look and smell just like my
homemade stew. I was surprised at all of
the veggies that were in it. Caru is
available in Canada, so our friends living there can have some of this
deliciousness too! Are y’all ready to
give your paws up for Caru? One means
you weren’t impressed and five paws mean is was a hit.
Bentley: “I’d like to give it ten
paws, it’s just that great!”
Pierre:
“I’m with you on that Bentley.
Gramma needs to buy it by the case!
I want it on my food
all of the time and if she would make more of those frozen
treats, that’d be terrific. Of course, a
lot more bags of the chicken treats would rock too!
Bentley: “Without a second thought,
we are unanimous in giving Caru stew and treats a solid five paws!”
Disclaimer: We received
two boxes of Caru stews and a bag of Chicken treats in exchange for an honest review. There was no monetary compensation. Barking from the Bayou only reviews products
that we believe in and are comfortable recommending to our audience.
We are joining our
friends Sugar the Golden Retriever and Kol’s Notes for their Tasty Tuesday blog
hop. Visit Sugar and Kol along with the
rest of the tasty bloggers on this hop.
As always, we are
sharing great adoptable with our friends Dogs ‘N Pawz and Talking Dogs on the
Tuesday’s Tails blog hop. Please take a
moment to share these sweet animals.
Their only fault is they don’t have a loving home.
Wow I have never seen this stuff before but it looks really good! I bet Shiner would love to have some of that :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks pretty delish guys :) lots of veggies are great..we don't get these here but our boys always have veggies with their breakfast and dinner and hey are very healthy :) we also love the ice cube trays :0 we do that with stock over summer for a cool treat ..good luck sweet Jake I hope you can find a forever home soon hugs Fozziemum
ReplyDeleteWe have not heard about this kind of food either, but it sure does look good! We must try it!! How cool are those little packages...kind of like drinkboxes!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIn Germany most things come in tetra packaging, no clue why it isn't catching on over here. That stuff looks good and I love the cute frozen paw treats! Enjoy ;)
ReplyDeleteWe haven't heard of this either - will be on the look out for it now though :) Excellent review guys
ReplyDeleteThat looks great! I feel sorry for my mom, she started a diet today (like everyday) seems than I can enjoy all the tasty tuesday posts alone. Cool!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of this either. It looks pretty awesome! I actually used that same paw print mold for my Tasty Tuesday post ;) I love it!
ReplyDeleteWow! that stuff looks great!!! I have never heard of these guys before, and am definitely going to check them out!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!
Jake is such a cutie, sharing!
ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Um...YUM! I just saw someone else write about Caru! I think I met them at Global Pet Expo; now I need to go dig through my samples to see if I got my paws on that! BOL
ReplyDeleteOM NOM NOM. That looks like the box that broth comes in. I didn't know that it was BPA free. That's pawsome!
ReplyDeletewww.dogtreatweb.com
What a great post , love them already
ReplyDeleteExcellent review! We are not familiar with these so thanks for the great info!!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Pee Ess - You do not have to sign up for FFHT, it will be a blog hop!
I've never heard of that pet food, but it sounds yummy. Plus, love the sound of the company! And Jake is such a cutie pie! Sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe are always looking for a safe pet food and treats. Some of my long time trusted pet food makers are not able to tell us the source of all of the ingredients. And we can't avoid food from you know where if we can't find out where the ingredients are sourced.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are paranoid. Why do you ask?
That looks like great stuff!
ReplyDeleteJust read about CURU today. LOVE the name of the brand. Great idea on using a paw mold. Happy Tasty Tuesday. Golden Woofs
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to freeze the leftovers!
ReplyDelete--Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats
Oh, how sad for Jake, I can't believe that anyone could do that.
ReplyDeleteI think I have an email from Caru to try their products, but hadn't had a chance to look into it yet. After your great review, I think we'll give it a try! And what a clever idea to freeze the leftovers!
Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets
Sounds interesting, we'll have to check these out.
ReplyDelete